 | United States. Navy Department - Naval art and science - 1918 - 1846 pages
...operating In Burop waters: '• Her record since she has h<-en employed In Kurn|>ean waters as an ocea escort to convoys has been remarkable. She has acted In the capacity of on** ( •>. ort to no less than lx convoys from Gibraltar, comprising SfiO vemwla with a Ices of only... | |
 | Thomas Fleming Day - Shipbuilding - 1919 - 662 pages
...Guard. A letter from the British Admiralty, under date of October 4, 1918, pays this tribute to the Tampa : "Her record since she has been employed in...acted in the capacity of ocean escort to no less than eighteen convoys from Gibraltar comprising three hundred and fifty vessels, with a loss of only two... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Naval Affairs - 1920 - 692 pages
...expressed deep regret at the loss of the Tampa, stating that her record had been " remarkable, and she had acted in the capacity of ocean escort to no less than...convoys from Gibraltar comprising 350 vessels with tlie loss of only two ships." Rear Admiral Niblack, who was the commander of the patrol squadron based... | |
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Their .lordships desire me to express their deep regret at the loss of the USS Tampa. Her record since she has been employed in European waters as an ocean escort to convoys has been remarkable. She has acted in the capacity of ocean escort to no less... 